Mitten.



PATENTED OCT. 10, 1905.

J. L. JONES.

MITTEN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. a. 1905.

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MITTEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed April 3, 1905. Serial No. 253,474.

. 0 0,77 Hf/LOH] it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN L. Joxns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richland, in the county of Keokuk and State of Iowa, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Mittens, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in mittens, the object of theinvention being to provide simple and effective means for drawing thewrist portion of the mitten snugly about the wrist of the wearer andsecurely holding the mitten upon the hand, the fastening being soconstructed that it may be easily and conveniently drawn taut orfastened and u n fastened and will freely accommodate itself to wristsof different sizes.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which W Figure 1 is a back view of a mittenprovided with the improved fastener, showing the fastener in its normalposition. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the fastener adjusted to drawthe wrist portion of the mitten about the wrist, and Fig. 3 is across-section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1represents the body portiouof the mitten, and 2 the wrist portionthereof. The back of the wrist portion 2 is provided on opposite sidesof its center and adjacent to the side edges of the mitten with pairs ofslits 3 and 4:, the slits of each pair extending in a directionlongitudinally of the mitten and in close relation to each other.Threaded through the slits is ad raw-string or lace 5. The intermediateportion of this string extends across the exterior of the wrist portion2 of the mitten, and one end of the string is passed to the interiorthrough the outer slip 3 and then to the exterior through the inner slitand projected across the portion 2 to form an adjusting-section 6. Theother end of the string is formed upon the exterior into a loop 7, thenpassed through the outer slit at to the interior of the mitten, then tothe exterior through the inner slit 4, and the free end 8 thereof passedthrough the loop 7 and the latter tightened to form a knot, whereby theend 8 is secured and the cord retained in adjusted position. The loop orknot 7 is formed in the string a sufiicient distance from the ad acentside or ply of the mitten to provide a gulde and reta1n1ng-loop 9 toreceive the free end of the adjusting portion 6, whereby the latter isguided and retained in position and prevented from flapping about duringthe motion of the hand of the wearer.

Fig. 1 shows the normal position of the parts of the fastener orsecuring device when the wrist portion 2 of the mitten is extended toits full width. After the mitten has been placed upon the hand and it isfound necessary to contract the portion 2 this may be accomplished bydrawing upon the adjusting end or extremity 6 of the cord, as shown inFig. 2, whereby the mitten will be secured upon the hand and the wristportion thereof comfortably fitted about the wrist of the wearer. Thecord or lace is held in its adjusted position by the engagement of itsportion with the walls or edges of the slits 3, which prevents it frompulling loose and permitting the wrist portion 2 to loosen on the wristof the wearer under all ordinary strains, so that when it is desired todetach the mitten it is simply necessary to pull outward upon the foldof the wrist portion 2 adjacent to the slits 3, the cords 6 runningthrough said slits during this operation and permitting the said wristportion 2 to be restored to its nor mal width, thus allowing the mittento be conveniently drawn off.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of theinvention will be understood without a further extended description.

Changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction maybe made within the scope of the invention without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A mittenprovided with slits arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the center ofthe rear ply or fold of its wrist portion, in combination with adraw-string disposed wholly upon said rear ply or fold, said stringhaving one of its ends formed with a knot and the terminal thereofthreaded through one pair of slits to form a guide-loop and fastened bysaid knot, the other end of the string being extended through the otherpair of slits and also through the guide-loop and forming anadjusting-terminal, by which the wrist portion of the mitten may becontracted by an infolding action of the side edges thereof and held incontracted condition about the Wrist In testimony whereof Iaflix mysignaturein of the wearer by the'resistance of the infolded presence oftwo witnesses. side edges to the movement of the string,

whereby the necessity of tying or otherwise JOHN JONEb 5 fastening theterminals of the contracted 0r l/Vitnesses: taut string is obviated,substantially as de- A. T. MILLS,

scribed. W. M. MILLS.

